Melinda Shore wrote:

??? Compassion, thy name is not *exactly* aspiring
veterinarian Atkins.

I don't like to see those kinds of ads on Usenet because if
they become common they'll crowd out discussion, but it
seems to me that the issue here is precisely an appeal to
empathy and that's a good thing to appeal to. If you care
about animals maybe you ought to examine where that caring
comes from, why you care, and whether or not it's "rational"
to care.

And yet you devote so much time to arguing about non issues, spreading
flames and lies that aren't anywhere near the definition of discussion.

And denying what you do to animals....